2016 Map of Swede Lake

About this map

Neesopah Reservoir and Neegronda Reservoir dominate the center of this High Plains landscape, where water management is the primary driver of development. A sophisticated network of irrigation infrastructure defines the region, including the Lone Wolf Canal, Satanta Canal, and the Fort Lyon Canal further south. The map illustrates the 2016 boundary where Kiowa Co meets Bent Co, showing a terrain gridded by rural roads such as Co RD H and Co RD 37. Swede Lake sits in the northwest, part of a series of natural and man-made water bodies that have sustained local agriculture. This survey provides a clear look at the hydraulic systems and section-line roads that have organized this part of eastern Colorado for over a century.